Scientific Notation and Unit Prefixes

Make the following conversions:

1)

3.4 liters to milliliters

6)

45 meters to centimeters

2)

876 millimeters to meters

7)

11.7 grams to kilograms

3)

78,999 milligrams to grams

8)

0.0009 kiloliters to liters

4)

0.9 centigrams to grams

9)

44 centimeters to meters

5)

112 meters to millimeters

10)

277 kilograms to grams

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Convert the following to scientific notation:
11)

45,700 ______________________________

12)

0.009 ______________________________

13)

23 ______________________________

14)

0.9 ______________________________

15)

24,212,000 ______________________________

16)

0.000665 ______________________________

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Convert the following to scientific notation:

17)

21.9 ______________________________

18)

0.00332 ______________________________

19)

321 ______________________________

20)

0.119 ______________________________

21)

1492 ______________________________

22)

0.2713 ______________________________

23)

314159 ______________________________

24)

6022 ______________________________

25)

0.12011 ______________________________

Convert the following numbers in scientific notation to expanded form:

3

26)

3.825 x 10 ______________________________

27)

6.3 x 10 ______________________________

28)

2.3 x 10 ______________________________

29)

4.44 x 10 ______________________________

30)

7.121 x 10 ______________________________

31)

1.2 x 10 ______________________________

32)

1.8 x 10 ______________________________

33)

8.1 x 10 ______________________________

34)

6.7 x 10 ______________________________

35)

3.4 x 10 ______________________________

-2

-6

-1
2

-4
5
7

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Scientific Notation and Unit Prefixes Answer Key

Make the following conversions:
1)

3.4 liters to milliliters

3400 mL

6)

45 meters to centimeters
450 cm

2)

876 millimeters to meters

0.876 m

7)

11.7 grams to kilograms

0.0117 kg

3)

78,999 milligrams to grams

78.999 g

8)

0.0009 kiloliters to liters

0.9 L

4)

0.9 centigrams to grams

0.09 g

9)

44 centimeters to meters
0.44 m

5)

112 meters to millimeters

112,000 mm

10)

277 kilograms to grams

277,000 g

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Convert the following to scientific notation:
4

11)

45,700 4.57 x 10

12)

0.009 9 x 10

13)

23 2.3 x 10

14)

0.9 9 x 10

15)

24,212,000 2.4212 x 10

16)

0.000665 6.65 x 10

-3

-1
7

-4

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Convert the following to scientific notation:

1

17)

21.9 2.19 x 10

18)

0.00332 3.32 x 10

19)

321 3.21 x 10

20)

0.119 1.19 x 10

21)

1492 1.492 x 10

22)

0.2713 2.713 x 10

23)

314159 3.14159 x 10

24)

6022 6.022 x 10

25)

0.12011 1.2011 x 10

-3

2
-1
3
-1
5

3
-1

Convert the following numbers in scientific notation to expanded form:

3

26)

3.825 x 10

27)

6.3 x 10

63,000

28)

2.3 x 10

-2

0.023

29)

4.44 x 10

30)

7.121 x 10

31)

1.2 x 10

-1

32)

1.8 x 10

33)

8.1 x 10

-4

34)

6.7 x 10

670,000

35)

3.4 x 10

34,000,000

-6

3,825

0.00000444

7,121,000,000

0.12
180
0.00081

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